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Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: The Minister is director of elections for Fianna Fáil. We shall soon see whether he has delivered the goods.

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: Perhaps the Minister will consider it opportune this year to examine the entire relief system, particularly in view of the establishment of the Private Residential Tenancies Board. This will provide the Minister with better information on the situation in this regard. Information on landlord registrations will allow the Minister to co-operate with the Revenue Commissioners in ascertaining the...

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: I move amendment No. 19: In page 14, between lines 41 and 42, to insert the following: "(g) Subsection (1) shall not apply to expenses incurred by the body corporate in or in connection with a medical examination for a director or employee where the director is not a proprietary director and/or the employee is not a relative, as defined by section 433(3)(a) of a proprietary director of the...

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: I welcome the Minister's clarification on this matter, but I did not follow the last part of it. Is the Minister saying that if a provision costs under €250 it is not deemed to be a benefit-in-kind?

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: The gist of what the Minister said is that if a company requires employees to have a medical check-up, it is not considered to be a benefit-in-kind and that might be the way to proceed with such a provision. If an estimated cost for such a provision is below €250 it does not count as benefit-in-kind. That is a good clarification of the position. On that basis, I withdraw my amendment.

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: What about buses?

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: I move amendment No. 22: In page 17, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: "11.—As respects the year of assessment 2005 and subsequent years of assessment the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of a new section 473B: '473B.—(1) In this section— "approved child minding services" means an institution which is registered by the Department of Social and Family Affairs on...

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: Deputy Burton has made a worthwhile proposal and it should be acted upon in the interests of accountability. What is the uptake by schools of the tax break in question? Unfortunately, they have not sufficiently tapped into the facility by which highly tax efficient subscriptions can be made to local schools. Perhaps highlighting it will encourage members of the public to avail of it. If an...

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: The specific form for schools and the like could be used by Revenue to collate that information.

Written Answers — Schools of Music: Schools of Music (9 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the construction of a new building for the Cork School of Music; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7886/05]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (9 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Government is taking any precautions to prevent an outbreak of bird flu here; if it is planning to have vaccines made available to the general public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8134/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Costs: Nursing Home Costs (9 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 157: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the average weekly rate of payment by an old age pensioner who was hospitalised in a publicly funded bed in a nursing home for each year from 1970 to date; and the estimated refund to be paid to persons or their estates, based on those figures and the number of publicly funded nursing home beds available. [8234/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of publicly funded nursing home beds for each year from 1970 to date. [8235/05]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (9 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the proposed refurbishment plans for a school in County Longford (details supplied); if she will visit this school as soon as possible to see the many obsolete and inappropriate facilities; if she will report on proposals to refurbish this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8125/05]

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: I am disappointed the Minister is not prepared to move any way towards increasing the home carer spouse allowance. This allowance was introduced following the introduction of individualisation by the Minister's predecessor. It resulted from a backlash among Government backbenchers who were not happy with individualisation and felt the family with the single income was being seriously...

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: I realise there is no simple solution. The Minister has clearly identified a problem. He has also recognised that there is social change. The question is how do we respond to it. The issues the Minister mentioned are mainly based around providing money for child care facilities. What we are talking about is giving people the opportunity of not working for one, two or three years while their...

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: We have seen a rush to establish private nursing homes throughout the country in recent years. This is fuelled by CSO statistics indicating that the figure of approximately 400,000 people over 65 years of age in 1995 is estimated to increase to 700,000 in 2020. The private sector saw an opportunity in this to provide for the needs of those elderly requiring hospital and nursing home care....

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: However, the number of them is decreasing.

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: The Minister took part in the decision.

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Paul McGrath: Indexation would guarantee that.